sinken

Meaning

1. (class-3,intransitive,strong) to sink; to submerge; to set; to fall from the sky
2. (class-3,figuratively,intransitive,strong,usually) to fall; to drop; to decline

Concepts

sink

fall

decrease

decline

founder

subside

go down

sunk

sunken

fall off

dive

splash

shipwreck

wreck

burn out

cease burning

diminish

lambaste

reduce

shorten

shrink

descend

drop

fall down

sag

swoop

collapse

immerge

immerse

submerge

Hyphenated as

sin‧ken

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzɪŋkən/

Etymology

From Middle High German sinken, from Old High German sinkan, from Proto-West Germanic *sinkwan. Compare Low German sinken, Dutch zinken, English sink, Danish synke, Swedish sjunka.